Sunday 8 April 2012

GIGABYTE Launches Dual UEFI 7 Series Motherboards For 3rd Gen

Worth the Upgrade for PC DIY Enthusiasts on the Cutting Edge of Technology

Taipei, Taiwan, April, 8th 2012 - GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards, today launched their long awaited 7 series motherboards designed to deliver the ultimate performance for 3rd generation Intel® CoreTM processors. Combining the world's first Dual UEFI BIOS, a new and unique All Digital power design, and the latest GIGABYTE Ultra DurableTM 4 technologies, GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards offer an extremely compelling case for a system upgrade.

"The new GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards are designed to offer a seamless upgrade for enthusiast PC DIYers by providing specifications and features that will be compatible with future CPUs, VGA cards, memory, SSDs, and wireless protocols for years to come," commented Henry Kao, Vice President of GIGABYTE Motherboard Business Unit. "It makes sense then for us to aggressively transition to GIGABYTE Z77 and H77 motherboards so that enthusiasts can purchase them in anticipation for the release of Intel's highly sought after 3rd Gen CoreTM processors."

"Intel is excited to partner with GIGABYTE on their Intel® 7 Series Chipset-based motherboard launch, " said Zane Ball, GM Intel Desktop Platforms. "We are pleased that these new boards support Intel's responsiveness technologies, including Intel® Rapid Start, Intel® Smart Connect and Intel® Smart Response. Users will enjoy snappier performance and quicker access to their most important applications."

Dual UEFI with Exclusive 3D BIOS

GIGABYTE 7 series motherboards also feature our revolutionary 3D BIOS that is based on the exclusive GIGABYTE UEFI DualBIOSTM technology. With an updated look and feel, this new 3D BIOS offers two distinct modes of interaction in a BIOS environment, 3D Mode and Advanced Mode, that re-draw the traditional BIOS user experience with a far more intuitive and graphical interface.